Help!!!!!! Huge Decision!!!!!!

[GSR2NR94]

I have a huge decision to make within the next few weeks. I would really appreciate it if you guys could tell me what you would do or give me your opinions. OK, see, I am buyin a 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo. I am getting a really good deal on it since all I have to do is replace the slave cylinder. I am paying $7500 for it. I know they run about a 14.1 stock, but I also know that if I sell it, I can get at least $13,000 for it (It is in great shape and has only 70k miles on it.) I was wondering weather I should sell it and use the money to buy a 240SX, do the SR swap, and use the rest to build it up (upgrade turbo, lightweight flywheel, new valves and springs, etc.), or should I keep it and just use the money I have to do the JWT ECU, Exhaust, and JWT Pop-charger on the ZX. This is a very hard decision for me. Please let me know what you guys think the wisest thing to do would be? Thanks. It's greatly appreciated.

[Chuki_breath]

id say 240 for real.....300z is cool but with that much money 240 would be the heezy fo' sheezy!!!!!! wow time to go to bet after saying that im tired as fuk.

[vsiev]

it depends on what you want to do. it is giong to be a race car? a daily driver? it is hard to make a decision or give ya help without knowing your intensions.

[J SPEC SilEighty]

Honestly, I'd keep it. I used to not be a huge fan of 300's, but ever since seeing WAGZ's car in person and on the dyno, I've been in love with them.

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his mods and some older pics are listed at his site www.myttz.com
Here's a video of his 744.7 at 700.2 torque run. It was reached at 20psi on racefuel w/ 60shot going through the TB's and spraying the FMIC.video here

keep the 300

[GSR2NR94]

Well, this is going to be a daily driver, but also a weekend racer for sure. Besides, I always drive fast.

[mrflip69]

Have you driven both cars? Make sure you at least try out the 240, even if it's only with a KA. The way the 2 cars handle and move are very different.

[SHO411]

Depends on what you like, almost got a ZX but opted for the 240 cuz I knew I was going to be doing most of the work myself and the ZX engine bay was too compact. They have a stiffer chasis which also makes them heavier. Me in you position, sell the ZX buy a 240 and do a VG30TT swap, but I am not you.
There is a reason why there arent many ZX in drift series or on the race track, they are hard to work on cuz of space, that is why even japan tuners opt to even get the Z33.

[TheLogikal1]

the 300 and 240 feel like two totally different cars and share almost no driving similarities (from my expirances atleast...but then again, im a big drift nut)

find a 240 you can drive and compare it to your 300zx is my advice. it seems to me that your a drag/ straight line dirver. if thats the case, the 300zx is a nice car. it would make the better daily driven dragster of the two.

[Chuki_breath]

my dad has 300 and i have a 240.....to me the 300 is way to damn big and isnt as swift on corners. i like teh 240 because its small and u can see alot better when driving it. As far as stock power uhhh duh 300 pwns 240 but thats all preference. Since my dad has gotten a 300 i have grown to hate them and i honestly think they suck, i will never own one. check out the new superstreet issue they just gave alot of specs on what u need to do to make the 300zx an all out fast car though. Its up to you and what u have the money for.

[AWDSR20]

300 nice car, hard to work on...
240 NICE car, easy to work on...
300 expensive to upgread
240 (SR/KA) cheaper to upgread


BTW 240 is longer then the Z?? but 240 is more nimbe.

if u crave speed the 240 will diliver , 300 W/ur budjet might not be as fast as a 240. ur call dough!!! good luck let us know wazap!

[GSR2NR94]

Well, I know that with a ZX, it is easy to get up to 400 hp, but after that it geta a lot harder and there is a lot more money involved. The 240 on the other hand can be modified and modified and keep going. You don't need as much horsepower as the ZX to keep up with it because it is much lighter. If I had the 240 running 300hp and the 300ZX running 400hp, who would win? I am pretty sure the 240 would, and it is also not very hard to get the 240 up to 300hp.

[zeroneonzn]

hell ye buy it sell it and get a s14 and drop a s14 engine in it it will do 14 stock as well trust me my buddies dose and he has a stock 96 sr20det in his 95 s14 haha and it looks cooler too

[vsiev]

with money you can do anything....i still don't see what the purpose is for? Drag racing? drifting? auto x?...there isn't a point of having high hp if you don't use it....so what exactly are you planning to race it in or is it just going to be a show car? Personally if it is going to be a daily driver, i would try to keep it legal as much as possible to avoid all this fix it tickets bs...but hey it is your money...

[SHO411]

Damn you guys in cali have it so hard, we don't ever get fix it tickets except for window tinting. Actually when we used to hang out cops would come to see what we had done to our cars, but some juvenile idiots started doing doughnuts and peeling off and we were banned from that parking lot for good. And we don't even have a visual inspection. Hell my friends civic passed emissions with a breather cuz they didn't even bother about it, though we aren't supposed to have them.

[turbo2nr]

damm if i was you id keep the 300z man are they hard to come by especially a tt 300z.. they arent that hard to get into the 400whp range just some simple mods.. you can see easy 13's hi 12's with spend 4-5k in mods..
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